Platypuses rescued during a severe drought quickly returned to their old routines after being released back into the wild, suggesting emergency rescues can help protect vulnerable populations.

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Tasmanian devils, platypus and dingoes all at risk of contracting the highly contagious bird flu as the country battles growing case numbers ...

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A platypus at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria was seen collecting nest material with her tail, behavior which is rarely observed due to the platypus’s secretive nature, according to the zoo.

If the platypus looks like a mixture of bird and mammal features, it's because it is. University of Sydney / Doug Gimesy Researchers recently published the most complete, detailed platypus genome ever ...

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After the 2020 bushfires destroyed a lot of koala habitat across New South Wales, there were dire concerns about the future of the species. Bushfires cause riverbank erosion, making it hard for ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the suspect ...